Revision: June 4, 2025, 2:53 p.m.
Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
June 2, 2025
2025-2634s
06/09
Floor Amendment to HB 60
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Subparagraph; Termination of Tenancy; Expiration of Term. Amend RSA 540:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (h) the following new subparagraph:
(i)(1) For a lease the original term of which is 6 months or longer, or for a lease the term of which is less than 6 months, but which has been renewed for a total period of 6 months or longer, the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy, provided that:
(A) The landlord has provided the tenant with written notice at least 60 days in advance of the termination date of the lease term that the lease will not be renewed and that the tenant must vacate the rental property at the end of the lease term; and
(B) The landlord has filed a possessory action within 6 months of the lease expiring.
(2) Nothing in this subparagraph shall affect a tenant’s defense of retaliatory eviction as set forth in RSA 540:13-a or a tenant’s protections from discrimination as defined by RSA 354:10.
2 New Paragraph; Termination of Tenancy; Expiration of Term. Amend RSA 540:2 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII. Non-renewal termination of tenancy shall not be considered an eviction for the purposes of rental applications and tenant screening reports by the lessor or the lessee. For the purposes of this section, “non-renewal termination of tenancy” shall mean any termination of tenancy under RSA 540:2, II(i), when the termination of tenancy is a result of non-renewal and not a result of a violation of the lease agreement and not based on the action or inaction of the tenant, members of their family, or guests. The court handling any non-renewal termination of tenancy shall make note in court documentation of the termination of tenancy proceeding that the termination of tenancy was a result of non-renewal.
3 Judicial Branch; Report Required. For all sections of this act, the New Hampshire rental vacancy rate shall mean the annual graph and data of the Rental Vacancy Rate for New Hampshire, presently named "NHRVAC," retrieved from the Federal Reserve Economic Data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The judicial branch shall make available on its website the New Hampshire rental vacancy rate within 30 days of passage of this act, and within 30 days of each successive release of the New Hampshire rental vacancy rate. The judicial branch shall notify the secretary of state, the director of the office of legislative services, senate president, the speaker of the house, and the governor each time the New Hampshire rental vacancy rate has been made available on its website.
4 Contingency. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall take effect when the judicial branch notifies the secretary of state and the director of the office of legislative services of the New Hampshire rental vacancy rate as provided in section 3 and the New Hampshire rental vacancy rate demonstrates New Hampshire has had a rental vacancy rate of 4 percent or higher for 2 consecutive quarters, after which the judicial branch will no longer be required to make the New Hampshire rental vacancy rate available on its website.
I. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 4 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.